Sundays have become a very easy day for me and my wife. We’ve been empty nesters for quite a while now, but since our move to Northern California, Sundays have become much more laid back. Saturdays are the days we run errands and catch up with stuff. But, Sundays have become very casual for us. We sleep late, take long walks with lots of sunshine and cool breezes on walking and hiking trails around our neighborhood. We occasionally go out to dinner on Friday or Saturdays, but we recently discovered having a light Sunday afternoon lunch to be a really enjoyable way to continue loving the sunshine after
A new retail shopping “experience” was recently built in our neighborhood. There’s a large outdoor courtyard in the middle of the building that’s surrounded by two levels of upscale retail shops like clothing, jewelry, and furniture stores, unique restaurants, and a luxury movie complex with an on-premises restaurant that gives a whole new meaning to dinner and a movie. The outdoor courtyard provides a huge space to let the kids run around and play on artificial grass, with a sprinkler and large toys. One of those restaurants is a taco restaurant that serves delicious, open-face taco dishes and great salads that look like works of art. The taco place is located right next door to a fabulous microbrewery. The Brewery doesn’t serve food, but you can purchase food from other restaurants then enjoy your meal with a fresh brew outside on the brewery’s large patio. It’s a glorious way to do Sunday afternoon. We most likely won’t be able to continue living here once retirement kicks in. The cost of buying a home and living in this area with all the sunshine is just crazy prohibitive. So our attitude is …enjoy it while we got it.